中國將於2027年起禁止汽車使用隱藏式門把手

Recently the Google News on-line picked up the following:

China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027

By The Associated Press - Chan Ho-him, The Associated Press

Published: February 03, 2026 at 7:24AM EST

HONG KONG — China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla’s electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year.

All car doors must include a mechanical release function for handles, except for the tailgate, according to details released by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Monday.

Officials said the policy aims to address safety concerns after fatal EV accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside vehicles.

The new requirement will take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. For car models that were already approved, carmakers will have until Jan. 1, 2029, to make design changes to match the regulations.

Vehicles including Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3, BMW’s iX3, and other models by many Chinese brands feature retractable car door handles that could be subject to the new rules.

Chris Liu, a Shanghai-based senior analyst at technology research and advisory group Omdia, said the global impact of China’s new rules could be substantial and other jurisdictions may follow suit on retractable door handles. Carmakers will be facing potentially costly redesigns or retrofits.

“China is the first major automotive market to explicitly ban electrical pop-out and press-to-release hidden door handles,” he said. “While other regions have flagged safety concerns, China is the first to formalize this into a national safety standard.”

It’s likely that regulators in Europe and elsewhere will reference or align with China’s approach, Liu said. The new requirements would impact premium EVs more as retractable door handles “are treated as a design and aerodynamic statement,” he added.

A draft of the proposed rules was published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in September for public comment.

Last year, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into cases where Tesla’s electronic door handles reportedly failed to work.

Translation

中國將於2027年起禁止汽車使用隱藏式門把手

香港 — 中國將於明年起禁止汽車使用隱藏式門把手，這種門把手常見於特斯拉電動車和其他許多電動車車型。

根據中國工業和資訊化部周一公佈的細節，除後行李箱門外，所有車門都必須配備機械式開啟裝置。

官員表示，這項政策旨在解決先前發生的電動車致命事故引發的安全隱患，據報道，這些事故中，電子門失靈導致乘客被困在車內。

新規將於2027年1月1日生效。對於已核准的車型，汽車製造商可在2029年1月1日前進行設計修改，以符合新規。

包括特斯拉Model Y和Model 3、BMWiX3以及眾多中國品牌車型在內的多款汽車都配備了可伸縮門把手，這些門把手可能受到新規的約束。

上海科技研究顧問公司Omdia的高級分析師Chris Liu表示，中國新規的全球影響可能相當巨大，其他地區也可能效仿，對可伸縮門把手進行限制。汽車製造商將面臨成本高昂的重新設計或改裝。

他表示：“中國是首個明確禁止電動彈出式和按壓式隱藏門把手的主要汽車市場”; “雖然其他地區也曾提出過安全隱患，但中國是第一個將其正式納入國家安全標準的國家。”

Liu認為，歐洲和其他地區的監管機構很可能會參考或效法中國的做法。他還補充道，由於可伸縮門把手 “被視為設計和空氣動力學的陳述展示” ，因此新規對高端電動車的影響更大。

中國工業和資訊化部於9月發佈了擬議規則的草案，徵求公眾意見。

去年，美國國家公路交通安全管理局對特斯拉電子門把手據稱失靈的案件展開了調查。

So, China will ban hidden door handles on cars that is commonly used on electric vehicles starting next year. It’s likely that regulators in Europe and elsewhere will align with China’s approach. Apparently, for safety reasons, all electric cars should do this.